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The University of QueenslandenFez http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssAmerican social welfare policy: A pluralist approachhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:198062
2010-03-07T19:17:29Z
Karger, Howard; Stoesz, David American social welfare policy: A pluralist approach (brief edition)http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:269770
2012-03-13T19:19:47Z
Karger, Howard Jacob; Stoesz, David America's fringe housing markethttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:188622
Housing is the largest expenditure in a typical family budget and the single largest family asset. According to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, two-thirds of Americans list their home as their single largest asset. Despite the fact that more than 60 percent of Americans are homeowners, there is a robust and dangerous fringe housing economy that encompasses everything from subprime to predatory lending, and from legal, quasi-legal to outright illegal speculation and lender-initiated scams. This article examines the differences between subprime and predatory lending; various kinds of home, refinancing and home equity loans; and housing speculation.2009-11-30T18:49:04Z
Karger, Howard Jacob A meta-review of evidence on heart failure disease management programs: The challenges of describing and synthesizing evidence on complex interventionshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:246292
2011-08-23T15:16:37Z
Savard, Lori A.; Thompson, David R.; Clark, Alexander M. Am I covered?': an analysis of a national enquiry database on scope of practicehttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:370291
2015-09-25T13:25:09Z
Brady, Anne-Marie; Fealy, Gerard; Casey, Mary; Hegarty, Josephine; Kennedy, Catriona; McNamara, Martin; O’Reilly, Pauline; Prizeman, Geraldine; Rohde, Daniela A mobile application to raise awareness and engage women in preconception health – a pilot randomised control trial.http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:364546
2015-07-13T10:57:42Z
New, Karen A Model of Substance Abuse Risk Adapting to the Sri Lankan Contexthttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:181991
2009-09-03T09:02:27Z
Ismail, Anne; Seneviratne, Rohini; Newcombe, Peter; Wanigaratne, Shamil Amphetamines and methylphenidate for pediatric ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of n-of-1 evidencehttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:388322
2016-06-06T19:32:02Z
Punja, Salima; Xu, Dongying; Schmid, Christopher H.; Hartling, Lisa; Urichuk, Liana; Nikles, Catherine Jane; Vohra, Sunita A multi-agency approach to positively impact health professional and public knowledge about safe sleeping recommendationshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:218067
2010-10-08T14:27:32Z
Young, J. A Multi-Centre Prospective Case-Control Study of Campylobacter Infection in Persons Aged 5 Years and Older in Australiahttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:129890
There are an estimated 277 000 cases of campylobacteriosis in Australia each year, most of which are thought to be sporadically acquired. To explore causes for these infections, we conducted a multi-centre case-control study of patients and community controls across five Australian States during 2001-2002. A total of 881 campylobacter cases and 833 controls aged >= 5 years were recruited into the study. Crude logistic analyses were conducted within various food and non-food exposure groups. A final most parsimonious multivariable logistic regression model was developed and adjusted odds ratios (aOR), 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were derived together with adjusted population attributable risks (PAR). Consumption of undercooked chicken (aOR 4.7, 95% CI 2.6-8.4) and offal (aOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.0-4.0), ownership of domestic chickens aged < 6 months (aOR 12.4, 95% CI 2.6-59.3) and domestic dogs aged < 6 months (aOR 2.1, 95% CI 1.1-4.2) were found to be independent risk factors for illness in the final model. The PAR proportions indicate that eating chicken meat, either cooked or undercooked may account for approximately 30% of campylobacter cases that occur each year in Australia. These results justify the continued need for education of consumers and foodhandlers about the risks associated with the handling of raw chicken and the potential for cross-contamination.2008-02-18T14:55:18Z
Stafford, R. J.; Schluter, P.; Kirk, M.; Wilson, A.; Unicomb, L.; Ashbolt, R.; Gregory, J. A multidimensional integrated framework to improve inpatient mental health care of people with intellectual disabilityhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:381407
2016-03-06T00:18:29Z
Taua, Chris; Neville, Christine; Scott, Theresa A Multidisciplinary Training Program for Spiritual Care in Palliative Carehttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:177453
2009-05-06T12:13:31Z
Murray, J.; Wilson, T.; Meredith, P.; Mitchell, G.; Hutch, R. A Multidisicplinary Handbook of Child and Adolescent Mental Health for Frontline Professionalshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:237321
2011-03-18T12:24:55Z
Bland, R. A multivariate hierarchical Bayesian approach to measuring agreement in repeated measurement method comparison studieshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:180031
2009-08-25T14:30:40Z
Schluter, Philip J. An academic's impressions of the ICM 2005 Congresshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:176774
2009-04-17T14:35:37Z
Bogossian, F. An account of signiﬁcant events inﬂuencing Australian breastfeeding practice over the last 40 yearshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:330936
2014-05-23T12:20:27Z
Thompson, Robyn E.; Kildea, Sue V.; Barclay, Lesley M.; Kruske, Sue An acute cough-specific quality-of-life questionnaire for children: development and validationhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:354034
2015-03-17T05:52:00Z
Anderson-James, Sophie; Newcombe, Peter A.; Marchant, Julie M.; O'Grady, Kerry-Ann F.; Acworth, Jason P.; Stone, D. Grant; Turner, Catherine T.; Chang, Anne B. Anaemia and iron deficiency in cardiac patients: what do nurses and allied professionals know?http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:287091
Cardiac nurses and allied professionals often take care of patients who also have anaemia or iron deficiency. To deliver optimal care, professionals should be knowledgeable about the prevalence, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and therapeutic management of these conditions. We therefore set out a survey to get a first impression on the current knowledge of nurses and allied professionals on anaemia and iron deficiency. A questionnaire was designed for this study by the Undertaking Nursing Interventions Throughout Europe (UNITE) Study Group. Data were collected from 125 cardiovascular nurses and allied professionals visiting the 11th Annual Spring Meeting of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professionals of the European Society of Cardiology. Most respondents had general knowledge on the definition of anaemia and iron deficiency and 54% of the respondents rated anaemia and iron deficiency as important when evaluating a cardiac patient. Specific knowledge regarding anaemia and more prominently of iron deficiency was not optimal. Although cardiac nurses and allied professionals have basic knowledge of anaemia and iron deficiency, they would benefit from additional knowledge and skills to optimally deliver patient care.2012-12-11T13:23:29Z
Klompstra, Leonie V.; Jaarsma, Tiny; Moons, Philip; Norekval, Tone M.; Smith, Karen; Martensson, Jan; Thompson, David R.; De Geest, Sabina; Lenzen, Mattie; Stromberg, Anna Anaemia and renal function in heart failure due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathyhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:128536
2008-02-18T16:52:34Z
Inglis, Sally C.; Stewart, Simon; Papachan, Alexander; Vaghela, Vinesh; Libhaber, Carlos; Veriava, Yosuf; Sliwa, Karen Analysing Social Policy: A Governmental Approachhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:94409
2007-08-22T10:46:13ZAnalysis of injuries sustained by offshore oil rig workers (2005-2010): a research report commissioned by RPS Australia Asia Pacifichttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:343387
2014-10-24T17:01:56Z
Ahern, Kathy Analysis of preferred format of in service education in palliative carehttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:341898
2014-10-16T07:58:45Z
Ahern, Kathy Analysis of the coping with depression program (CDP): a report of the effectiveness of a social worker led community support intervention for women with depressionhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:341897
Anecdotal evidence from social workers at West Moreton Women’s Health indicates an increasing trend in women experiencing depression. In response to this trend, the Coping with Depression Program (CDP) was initiated as a strategy to both reduce waitlist times and provide flexible treatment options. The CDP consists of a six week block of education, discussion and ‘fun’ activities. This paper provides the results of data collected over a two year period from participants involved in this program.2014-10-16T07:47:47Z
Ahern, Kathy Analyzing participant produced photographs from an ethnographic study of fatherhood and smokinghttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:336013
As part of an ongoing ethnographic study, we examined the photographs and narratives that new fathers produced to ascertain how they created social, psychological, and relational space for continued smoking. A four-part process for analyzing the photographs consisting of preview, review, cross-photo comparison, and theorizing revealed how visual data analyses can be used to develop insights into men's health behaviors and beliefs. There is ongoing epistemological debate and methodological uncertainty about how photographic data should be treated in health sciences research. By conducting formal layered analyses, researchers can expand and extend both what is said about, and interpreted through, photographs.2014-08-04T14:05:32Z
Oliffe, J. L.; Bottorff, J. L.; Kelly, M.; Halpin, M. An analysis of accommodation needs of adults with an intellectual disability in Toowoomba and surrounding areashttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:84643
Introduction The objective of this study was to analyse the accommodation needs of people with intellectual disability over the age of 18 years in Toowoomba and contiguous shires. In 2004, a group of carers established Toowoomba Intellectual Disability Support Association (TIDSA) to address the issue of the lack of supported accommodation for people with intellectual disability over the age of 18 and the concerns of ageing carers. The Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health (CRRAH) was engaged by TIDSA to ascertain this need and undertook a research project funded by the Queensland Gambling Community Benefit Fund. While data specifically relating to people with intellectual disability and their carers are difficult to obtain, the Australian Bureau of Statistics report that carers of people with a disability are more likely to be female and at least 65 years of age. Projections by the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) show that disability rates are increasing and carer rates are decreasing. Thus the problem of appropriate support to the increasing number of ageing carers and those who they care for will be a major challenge to policy makers and is an issue of immediate concern. In general, what was once the norm of accommodating people with intellectual disability in large institutions is now changing to accommodating into community-based residences (Annison, 2000; Young, Ashman, Sigafoos, & Grevell, 2001). However, in Toowoomba and contiguous shires, TIDSA have noted that the availability of suitable accommodation for people with intellectual disability over the age of 18 years is declining with no new options available in an environment of increasing demand. Most effort seemed to be directed towards crisis provision. Method This study employed two phases of data gathering, the first being the distribution of a questionnaire through local service providers and upon individual request to the carers of people with intellectual disability over the age of 18. The questionnaire comprised of Likert-type items intended to measure various aspects of current and future accommodation issues. Most questions were followed with space for free-response comments to provide the opportunity for carers to further clarify and expand on their responses. The second phase comprised semi-structured interviews conducted with ten carers and ten people with intellectual disability who had participated in the Phase One questionnaire. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and subjected to content analysis where major themes were explored. Results Age and gender Carer participants in this study totalled 150. The mean age of these carers was 61.5 years and ranged from 40 – 91 years. Females comprised 78% of the sample (mean age = 61.49; range from 40-91) and 22% were male (mean age = 61.7 range from 43-81). The mean age of people with intellectual disability in our study was 37.2 years ranging from 18 – 79 years with 40% female (mean age = 39.5; range from 19-79) and 60% male (mean age = 35.6; range from 18-59). The average age of carers caring for a person over the age of 18 who is living at home is 61 years. The average age of the carer who cares for a person who is living away from home is 62 years. The overall age range of both these groups of carers is between 40 and 81 years. The oldest group of carers (mean age = 70 years) were those where the person with intellectual disability lives away from home in a large residential facility. Almost one quarter of people with an intellectual disability who currently live at home is cared for by one primary carer and this is almost exclusively a parent.2007-08-14T13:49:06Z
Eley, D.; Hegney, D. G.; Boyes, J. An analysis of evidence-based practice curriculum integration in Australian undergraduate nursing programshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:373100
Evidence-based practice (EBP) remains a relatively new concept to nursing, creating many challenges in relation to curriculum evaluation. Most of the available literature on EBP focuses to a great extent on clinical practice. There is limited literature available addressing the incorporation of EBP into nursing curricula, particularly at the undergraduate level. Existing literature highlights discrepancies in how EBP is implemented into nursing curricula, and reveals ambiguity in defining the concepts of EBP, appropriate place in the course in which to initiate EBP skills training, and in merging EBP with the research process. In the Australian context and internationally, EBP is variably addressed within undergraduate nursing education.2015-11-10T14:43:09Z
Malik, Gulzar; McKenna, Lisa; Griffiths, Debra An analysis of nursing students' decision-making in teams during simulations of acute patient deteriorationhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:390506
2016-06-16T11:47:35Z
Bucknall, Tracey K.; Forbes, Helen; Phillips, Nicole M.; Hewitt, Nicky A.; Cooper, Simon; Bogossian, Fiona An analysis of personal and social factors influencing initiation and duration of breastfeeding - a prospective cohort studyhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:235085
This study aimed to determine the degree to which certain personal and social maternal factors, measured in the immediate postpartum period and during the next six months, were associated with the length of the breastfeeding experience. Qualitative and quantitative data were obtained from three questionnaires administered to 159 mothers, who delivered their infants within a three-month birth cohort at Royal Women's Hospital Brisbane during 1997. Interviews took place prior to hospital discharge, at three months postpartum and at six months postpartum. The study found that, while 91.1% of new mothers had breastfed their infants at least once, only 49.6% were breastfeeding at all by the time their infants were six months of age. Longer breastfeeding duration was most significantly associated with increased breastfeeding self-confidence, lower levels of anxiety and depression, increased self-esteem and coping capacity, and stronger social health. These findings have relevance to the content and process of antenatal and postnatal education programs undertaken with pregnant and postpartum women in all health care settings.2011-03-11T16:23:27Z
Papinczak, Tracey A.; Turner Catherine T. An analysis of the needs of people with cancer travelling from Toowoomba and south west Queensland to Brisbane for radiotherapy treatmenthttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:160293
2009-01-09T15:11:11Z
Hegney, D.; McCarthy, A.; Martin-McDonald, K.; Pearce, S.; Rogers-Clarke, C. An ancient practice influencing current policy: infant wrapping as an evidence based strategy to encourage settling and the utilisation of the supine sleep positionhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:165813
2009-03-03T15:05:06Z
Gorman, B.; Gore, R.; Young, J.; Rambotham, J. An ancient practice influencing current policy: infant wrapping as an evidence based strategy to encourage the supine sleep positionhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:165790
2009-03-03T14:05:43Z
Gorman, B.; Young, J.; Gore, R.; Ramsbotham, J. An appraisal of the use of the Kramer's scale in predicting hyperbilirubinaemia in healthy full term infantshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:160959
Objective: Although jaundice is a common condition of the newborn, it rarely reaches levels that require intervention. Despite this, frequent assessments of serum bilirubin levels are made causing unnecessary trauma to the infant and family and avoidable costs to the facility. The objective of the present study was to assess whether cephalocaudal progression of jaundice (measured by Kramer's scale) could be useful as a measure to detect which infants in a well baby nursery require testing. Methods: Four hundred and five infants admitted to postnatal wards at a large teaching hospital in Brisbane were assessed for jaundice using Kramer's scale. Levels of jaundice were compared using the total serum bilirubin level as the reference standard. The scale was assessed using sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values. Results: There was a low level of agreement between jaundice predicted by Kramer's scale and the reference standard. At <48 hours the sensitivity was 67% and specificity was 48%. The positive and negative predictive values were 4% and 98% respectively. Between 49 and 72 hours the sensitivity was 89% and specificity was 54% with a positive predictive value 10% and a negative predictive value 99%. Of the 111 infants who had blood drawn for testing, who were over 72 hours of age, none required phototherapy. Conclusion: Using Kramer's scale to assess which infants require intervention for jaundice leads to overservicing. If the number of unnecessary tests is to be reduced, more accurate methods for identifying infants who may be at risk for hyperbilirubinaemia must be used. (author abstract)2009-01-16T12:46:53Z
Webster, Joan; Blyth, Rosemary; Nugent, Fran A narrative review of South Asian patients’ experiences of cardiac rehabilitationhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:337011
2014-08-12T14:50:42Z
Galdas, Paul M.; Ratner, Pamela A.; Oliffe, John L. A national rollout of an insufficiently evaluated practice: How evidence based are our end-of-life care policies?http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:246215
2011-08-23T12:03:38Z
Chan, Raymond; Webster, Joan A national survey of computerized decision support systems available to nurses in Englandhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:330683
2014-05-21T09:13:00Z
Mitchell, Natasha; Randell, Rebecca; Foster, Rebecca; Dowding, Dawn; Lattimer, Valerie; Thompson, Carl; Cullum, Nicky; Summers, Ron An audit of the quality of discharge summaries in supporting follow-up in women with gestational diabetes mellitushttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:391197
2016-06-27T19:00:10Z
Catherine Kilgour; Fiona Bogossian; Cindy Gallois; Leonie Callaway; David H Mcintyre An education booklet to aid cardiac patients' recovery at homehttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:334294
2014-07-08T14:45:44Z
Wang, W.; Thompson, D. R.; Chow, A.; Kowitlawakul, Y. An education intervention to improve nursing students' understanding of medication safetyhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:355264
Medication safety is a significant issue. Whilst medication administration is a routine task, it is a complex nursing activity. It is recognised in the literature that medication related adverse events are most often related to systems failures associated with the complex process of medication administration. This paper examines student's perceived effectiveness of an educational intervention, designed to demonstrate the complex and multidisciplinary factors of systems related failures in medication administration. The intervention was underpinned by adult and experiential learning concepts and used a problem-based learning approach. A series of short digital recordings were developed along with discussion points to illustrate multidisciplinary interactions involved in medication administration. A small sample of second and third year undergraduate nursing students (n = 28) evaluated the effectiveness of the educational resource. Our findings suggest that such resources are effective in demonstrating the complexity of medication related error and were authentic to practice. An educational intervention using problem based learning afforded nursing students the opportunity to engage with the systems factors that contribute to medication errors. Interventions that highlight these factors may play an important role in raising awareness of these issues and encourage students to carry this knowledge into clinical practice.2015-03-31T00:57:28Z
Hewitt, Jayne; Tower, Marion; Latimer, Sharon An ethic of the fitting: A conceptual framework for nursing practicehttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:246771
2011-08-30T14:35:09Z
Tuckett, Anthony G. An ethic of the fitting: a conceptual framework for nursing practicehttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:114292
Nurses are expected to act within and ethos of care cognisant of duty, the right and the good. Concepts of virtue theory, utlitarianism and deontology are used to outline a conceptual ethical framework for nurses in practice. This 'Moebius' framework aims to locate the virtues in a symbiotic relationship with the principles of utilitarianism and deontology. Under this framework, fitting ethical responses are sought. Within an ethic of the fitting, rules and principles do not guarantee the most ethically justifiable outcomes. Within the Moebius approach, the nurse ought to respond with a sense of compassion that befits the moment rather than adhere to a rule at all costs.2007-10-16T12:08:07Z
Anthony G. Tuckett An evaluation of a nurse-led comprehensive child development service in Hong Konghttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:345406
2014-11-19T09:25:39Z
Ip, L. S.; Chau, J. P. C.; Thompson, D. R.; Choi, K. C. An evaluation of a telephone-based postnatal support intervention for infant feeding in a regional Australian cityhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:75229
Background: Postnatal breastfeeding support in the form of home visits is difficult to accommodate in regional Australia, where hospitals often deal with harsh economic constraints in a context where they are required to provide services to geographically, dispersed consumers. This study evaluated a predominately telephone-based support service called the Infant Feeding Support Service. Methods: A prospective cohort design was used to compare data for 696 women giving birth in two regional hospitals (one public, one private) and participating in the support service between January and July 2003 with data from a cohort of 625 women who gave birth in those hospitals before the introduction of the support service. Each mother participating in the support service was assigned a lactation consultant. First contact occurred 48 hours after discharge, and approximately it weekly thereafter for 4 it weeks. Breastfeeding duration was measured at 3 months postpartum. Results: For women from the private hospital, the support service improved exclusive breastfeeding duration to 4.5 weeks postpartum, but these improvements were not evident at 3 months postpartum. No effects were observed for mothers from the public hospital. Quantitative and qualitative data demonstrated high levels of client satisfaction with the support service. Conclusions: This small-scale, predominately telephone-based intervention provided significant, although apparently context-sensitive, improvements to exclusive breastfeeding duration.2007-08-15T05:43:32Z
Fallon, AB; Hegney, D; O'Brien, M; Brodribb, W; Crepinsek, M; Doolan, J An evaluation of a web-based diabetes education program designed to enhance self-management among patients living with diabeteshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:279255
2012-08-22T15:12:31Z
Chau, Janita Pak-Chun; Chung, Lily Choy-Lan; Wong, Rebecca Yee-Man; Loo, Kit-Man; Lo, suzanne Hoi-Shan; So, Tammy Tak-Yee; Lau, Maggie Siu-Wai; Yeung, Theresa Hoi-Ming; Leung, Betty Suk-Fun; Tong, Mei-Ling; Li, Cecilia Yuet-Ngor; Kwok, Wanna Wing-Yee; Thompson, David R.; Lee, Diana Tze-Fan An evaluation of hospital hand hygiene practice and glove use in Hong Konghttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:240778
2011-05-11T13:37:43Z
Chua, Janita P.-C.; Thompson, David R.; Twinn, Sheila; Lee, Diana T. F.; Pang, Sharon W. M. An evaluation of SARS and droplet infection control practices in acute and rehabilitation hospitals in Hong Konghttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:195186
The SARS outbreak in 2003 had a profound impact on the Hong Kong healthcare system, leading to an increased focus on the prevention and control of infection. From the beginning, infection of health care workers (HCW) and support workers (SW) has been a common feature of SARS. Of the 1746 cases of SARS reported in Hong Kong, 385 involved HCW, SW, or medical students, seven of whom died. The lessons learned from these experiences have highlighted the need for health care professionals to take infection control measures seriously. Hospital acquired infections remain the most common complications affecting hospitalised patients, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality, extended lengths of stay, increased health care costs and loss of productivity. A report by the SARS Expert Committee in Hong Kong found that hospital infection control standards are inadequate and identified a need for the development, implementation and auditing of guidelines, as well as infection control education and training for hospital staff. Although infection control audits have been conducted in some hospitals since the outbreak of SARS, no systematic evaluation of the resources and activities directed towards infection surveillance and control in acute and rehabilitation hospitals in Hong Kong has been performed. This project aimed to investigate the infection surveillance and control compliance with Hospital Authority (HA) guidelines in acute and rehabilitation hospitals and examine the appropriateness of infection control practices among HCW (nurses, doctors, physiotherapists [PT] and occupational therapists [OT]), and SW (health care assistants [HCA], technical service assistants [TSA], workmen, cleaners, and porters).2010-02-11T12:25:14Z
Chau, J. P. C.; Thompson, D. R.; Twinn, S.; Lee, D. T. F.; Lopez, V.; Ho, L. S. Y. An Evaluation of the Chinese - Queensland Police Service Youth Grouphttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:84173
2007-08-14T13:31:43Z
Chui, E.W.H.; Ip, L. An evaluation of the effect of an educational intervention for Australian social workers on competence in delivering brief cognitive behavioural strategies: A randomised controlled trialhttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:224301
2010-12-12T00:11:52Z
Blashki, G; Joubert, L; Bland, R; Moulding, R; Gunn, J An evaluation of the first year of a collaborative tertiary-industry curriculum as measured by students' perception of their clinical learning environmenthttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:78981
2007-08-15T08:04:39Z
Henderson, Amanda; Beattie, Heather; Boyde, Mary; Storrie, Kim; Lloyd, Belinda An evaluation of the implementation of a best practice guideline on tracheal suctioning in intensive care unitshttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:135651
Aim To minimise suctioning-induced complications in intensive care patients, it is crucial that nurses are able to perform the procedure safely and act in accord with research-based recommendations. This paper reports the process of developing, disseminating and implementing the best practice guideline and an evaluation of the process and outcomes of care during and following its implementation in intensive care units. Methods The study was divided into four phases: (i) to develop the best practice guideline and plan strategies for its dissemination and implementation; (ii) to audit the current practice of nurses in the tracheal suctioning of patients in intensive care units with an artificial airway; (iii) to disseminate and implement the best practice guideline; and (iv) to evaluate the process as well as outcome of care following its implementation in intensive care units. Results The pretest results indicate that gaps exist between actual nursing practice and recommendations based on research evidence. Most nurses performed the skills in accord with the best practice guideline, with 65% nurses scoring above the 70% level. The post-test audit results show that, overall, nurses demonstrated a good endotracheal suctioning technique, with 96% scoring above 75%, indicating an overall improvement in compliance with the guideline. A statistically significant difference was found between the pretest (73%) and post-test (89%) compliance scores (t = –7.67, P < 0.005). Conclusions This implementation project highlights the importance of using a rigorous and systematic process to ensure the formal testing of an intervention. Some essential principles in implementing evidence are necessary, such as involving relevant staff and having a range of strategies and clear processes for implementation.2008-04-18T11:29:03Z
Chau, J; Thompson, D.R.; Chan, D; Chung, L; Au, W; Tam, S; Fung, G; Lo, S; Chow, V An evaluation of the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire using Rasch analysishttp://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:320957
2014-01-16T12:48:29Z
Munyombwe, Theresa; Höfer, Stefan; Fitzsimons, Donna; Thompson, David R.; Lane, Deidre; Smith, Karen; Astin, Felicity